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Alicia Keys to perform at Global Citizen Festival

Alicia Keys is set to bring her fire to New York this weekend for the Global Citizen Festival. It is the event's second year in progress, and will take place at the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday.

The line-up is led by Stevie Wonder, and Alicia will also be joining John Mayer and Kings of Leon. This year the Global Citizen Festival has partnered with a charity called Cotton on Foundation, which works to fight poverty worldwide.

Tickets for the concert are free. It will also stream live at GlobalCitizen.org. The event is timed to coincide with the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York. Stars who've signed on to speak this year include, will.i.am, Russell Simmons, Gerard Butler, Katie Holmes, Freida Pinto and Olivia Wilde.